Auth bypass in SAP Business Intelligence Promotion Management Application

CVE-2017-16684

SAP Business Intelligence Promotion Management Application, Enterprise 4.10, 4.20, and 4.30, does not perform authentication checks for functionalities that require user identity.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cna@sap.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
  • cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM)
  • cna@sap.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16684?
CVE-2017-16684 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Business Intelligence Promotion Management Application, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-16684?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.